Open AccessPathologic Torsion of the Pregnant Uterus
Author(s) -
Croils,
Bachrach Isak
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348409155536
Subject(s) - medicine , uterus , gynecology , torsion (gastropod) , obstetrics , anatomy
Abstract. Pathologic transrotation of the pregnant uterus, a fairly common disorder in veterinary medicine, is extremely rare in the human. Since Virchow (1) described the first documented case in 1863, only 113 cases have been found in the literature. A rotation exceeding 45° of the uterus about its radial axis is considered pathologic, thus excluding the slight dextrorotation of the uterus which occurs in 80% of all pregnancies.